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What does FC stand for?

Fair Catch (football)


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Samples in periodicals archive:
Smith had not signaled for a fair catch and Wesley said he mistimed hitting him.
After play, Hauritz said he had no doubts that he got his fingers underneath the ball and had claimed a fair catch.
The biggest difference between the kicking rules in the two games is that there is no fair catch rule in Canadian football.
The naked eye, plus every cricketing instinct, told you that it was a fair catch and Langer is not known for sharp practice.
Yet Surrey star Stewart marched off smartly, accepting the Kent spinner's word that it was a fair catch, before holders Surrey cruised home by four wickets to guarantee a quarter-final place.
With the banning of the fair catch also comes protection for punt returners in the form of a five-yard protective "halo" by potential tacklers until the punt is caught, and members of the kicking team will not be able to release from the line of scrimmage until the ball is kicked.
Carolina safety Dante Wesley was ejected late in the first half of Sunday's game against Tampa Bay when he launched himself into Buccaneers punt returner Clifton Smith, who had signaled for a fair catch.
With a "safe" return called, the return man often will call a fair catch, because he knows the regular special-teamers are not on the field.

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